Student World Atlas (Maailma atlas)
A fau lt th at moves sideways is call ed a strike-sli p fa ult. T h e San
Andreas fault IS an exa m p le of t h is ki n d . Ho rizo ntal m ovem ent along
rlu s fa u lt cau sed th e devas ta ting Sa n Fra n cisco earthqu ak e in 1906 and
hquakes
will cause more earthquakes in t he fu ture. T h is h ap pen s bec ause th is
rred in fault marks t he bo und ar y bet ween the Pacific Plate and the No rrh
listrib PAC IFIC American Plate (see page 20).
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